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Brickbats: July 2026
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
Peter Bagge and Joe Lancaster | From the July 2026 issue
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(Illustration: Peter Bagge)
Providence, Rhode Island, Police Chief Oscar Perez defended officers who arrested four people while responding to a noise complaint at a July 4 house party in 2025, calling their actions "justified" after party-goers refused to comply with orders. He later backtracked after body camera video showed officers punching people and throwing them to the ground. Prosecutors dropped the charges, and the officers were disciplined.
Illustration: Peter BaggeOn July 4, 2020, amid protests against police brutality, a Portland, Oregon, police officer shot Dexter Pearce in the back of the leg with an impact munition as he walked away. According to a lawsuit Pearce filed against the city, the officer never attempted to arrest him or accuse him of any criminal activity and merely targeted him "in retaliation for........